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Electric vehicle sales lag as hybrid cars becoming top-sellers in California
With the price of gas spiking again, it would make sense that sales of electric vehicles would also be on the rise. But that's not the case. A new survey reveals that EV sales have declined significantly from a year ago, while consumers are…
BYD Takes on Rivals in Japan With Its Own Electric Mini Car
China's BYD Co. is adding a tiny electric vehicle to its lineup in Japan, in a challenge to domestic brands in the country's most important vehicle segment. Including subsidies, the entry level Racco will cost less than ¥2 million ($12,210) and…
BYD's new Racco is Japan's first electric kei car with over 300 km range
BYD has entered the Japanese kei car market with the Racco, an electric car built specifically for the country's compact car segment. Its top trim delivers 320 km of range, making it the first compact electric car in the market to pass 300 km…
China Is Throwing a 1-2-3 Punch at the Global AI Trade
China is a latecomer, but it has conquered the global car industry with electric vehicles and green tech with solar panels and energy-storage batteries. Why should the outcome be any different with the AI supply chain? This is the question global…
China's battery makers fight over Middle East energy-storage market
Competition among Chinese energy-storage firms is intensifying in the Middle East, as a massive deal that was expected to go to global electric vehicle (EV) battery king Contemporary Amperex Technology Ltd (CATL) was ultimately won by BYD and…
Where's That Affordability? Check Out What Arlington, VA Is Doing to EV Owners.
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger ran on a platform of affordability. That was a lie, of course, because she had no intention of making anything affordable for Virginians; Democrats turned around and proposed massive tax hikes on everything. And it…
Not Tesla, Not Rivian: This Affordable Vehicle Is Car And Driver's 2026 EV Of The Year
When considering modern electric cars, the same few names likely come to mind. Tesla's Model Y may be the best-selling EVs on the market, but it's not necessarily the best EV of the year — nor, for that matter, is any Rivian. Instead, Car…
Lucid Stock Jumps 20% After Billionaire Saudi Prince Investment
Saudi Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud on Tuesday disclosed a 5% stake in Lucid Motors valued at more than $150 million, sending shares in the electric vehicle maker skyrocketing after it dismissed bankruptcy rumors earlier this month. The electric…
China pushes back against Western overcapacity claims in new document
China's Ministry of Commerce has released a document rebutting claims of Chinese overcapacity, arguing that its industrial output is not a result of subsidies and insufficient domestic demand, but is instead driven by innovation and reform.
How to invest in humanoid robotics, the potential $5 trillion market that's straight out of sci-fi
My conversation with KraneShares, the company behind the first US humanoid ETF, KOID, began with a demonstration of two Unitree Robots dancing in a Midtown Manhattan office. Over Zoom, the synchronized dance looked computer-generated, though Joseph…
Inside the deals bringing Chinese carmakers into Europe's factories
Chinese car makers are no longer content simply to sell us their cars. They're moving into European factories, forming partnerships with some of the continent's most famous manufacturers and, increasingly, getting involved in the cars wearing those…
The Case for EVs Has Failed: 'With lifetime emissions scarcely better & net health impacts three-fold worse than combustion vehicles, destroying our car industry cannot be worth it'
By GAUTAM KALGHATGI – Professor Gautam Kalghatgi is a fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, the Institute of Mechanical Engineers and the Society of Automotive Engineers. He has been a visiting professor at Oxford University and…
Saudi prince buys 5% stake in Lucid Motors
Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Al Saud, a member of the Saudi royal family, has purchased a 5% stake in Lucid Motors, increasing the Kingdom's overall ownership of the electric vehicle company. A new filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange…
Tesla: The Car Company That Isn't A Car Company Anymore
Traditional automakers such as Toyota, Volkswagen, General Motors and Ford continue to be judged largely by familiar metrics: vehicle sales, operating margins, production capacity and market share. Tesla, by contrast, enjoys a valuation that has…
As mayor, Andy Burnham's climate record was strong - this city knowledge is key to decarbonising the UK
When Andy Burnham walked into Downing Street on July 20 as the UK's seventh prime minister in a decade, he promised to act as a “circuit-breaker for Britain”. Burnham is the first UK premier to come straight from running a major city…
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